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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
To-Day's Official Programme.


10 a. m.-Commencement of the grand curl
ing bonspiel; great contest betu cen the East
and west Zine to be drawn when all Kinks
nave entered); prize valued at S156.
l;oo p. m:-Grand prize juvenile to5oggan
cluo parade, including fine floats, elegantly
decorated toboggans. drawn nv cbidren
and ponies. Prizes to be awarded in palace
grounds.
D. m.-Five-mile snow shoe race for anna
tours; gold medal
:9o p. Northumberland snow shoe dash
by professionals; gold medal
D. m.-Halt-tnile snow shoe race by anna
tours; silver medal
S:3O p m.-Ten-miie handicap skating race;
gold medal and silver medal.
p. m.-Ladies' half-mile skating race:
manicure SET perfumery set.
4:oo p m-hreat contest between members
of the ski clubs of the northwest.
sou p m-Exhibition polo game on skates
Tor set OF polo sticks; grand illumination of
palace grounds
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
Commander Carnival CT
Carnival Notes,

The display of equipages on Thursday
afternoon is expected to excel any thing pre-
viously attempted in that line. The prizes
will include an elegant blanket donated by
the North Star Wooden mills, of Minneapolis,
through Auerbach, Finch s. Van Slyck, for
the finest double team display; handsome
set OF plumes donated by w. H. Kouantz &
Bro, for the best fancy hitch-tandem, three
abreast, or otherwise; valuable lap robe pre-
sented by the association for the best single
rig.
The committee to award prizes for floats
consists of Emil Manufacturer, E. A. Young.
Col. Moore, T. G. Field and G. A. thinner
man. This committee will also award the
organ offered by the Kimball Organ company
for the lady making the finest appearance in
costume during the carnival.
On next Friday evening the Junior Dancing
and Carnival club will give its ninth semi
monthly hop in Drake block. The club will
receive in carnival costume, and extends q
cordial invitation to all local and visiting
clubs to attend in costume.
All members of the West Seventh Street
Carnival club are requested to be at their
hall this evening at 1880 p. IN. The club will
hold an important meeting aud drill. Mem
bers are also requested to wear their uniforms
and bring the bouncer.
The Columbia Snow Shoe club has instructed
its bouncing committee, under pain of eypul-
sion, not to bounce any man unless he be in
the uniform of some club or consents to the
operation.
The Red Fox Toboggan club will meet al
the Exposition rink to-day at 2:3O. All mem
bers are requested to be there. A fine of pa
cents will be imposed on all not present
There will be meeting of the North Star
| Toboggan club at 1880 this evening at its
headquarters. All members not present will
be fined.
All members of the Tippecanoe Toboggan
hnA Gnil for .6,,x- I
N. to participate in the juvenile parade.
The Minnehaha Toboggan club will meet at
Mrs. Hager's house at l p. N. to-day All
members will please be present.
The Mohawk Snow Shoe Climb will meet at
the capitol at l O'Clock in full uniform
The Ryan Toboggan club will meet at the
Ryan hotel at 12:45 O'Clock, sharp.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
HEAVY DAMAGE BY FLOODS,
Various Points Suffering From High
Water Visitations.
a New York Man Loses His Nerve
and Life as Well.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 24.-January,s
remarkable thaw produced the worst food
known in years in this locality. In addi-
ton to the break up of ice along the shore,
III which number of fishermen barely es-
capped with their lives. the Buffalo river
overtiowed its banks last night and this
morning. The Thirteenth ward is under
water Several vessels moored in the river
near the City elevator were torn from their
moorlngs and hurled against the Michigan
street fridge. wrecking the roadway and
Orders of the approaches to the bridge, and
cutting off all traffic over the structure. The
ONO street bridge, although three vessels
were hurled against it, has so far withstood
the pressure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
Crossing the piains in 40.

Virginia City New Enterprise.
Uncle Bob Hardtack was telling the
writer his experience in crossing the plains
coming to California in 40.
1--WE started out all right from old Pike
with dern splendid OK team, and got along
we'll enough coming up the Platte. but afore
we got to Sweetwater we lost half of our
team. We had to throw away one thing
after the other to tighten the load. and
when we got to Salt Lake the dern Nor
mons and their Injun friends gin us the
devil.
Finally we got to almost hatin' each
other. We had told our little stories over
and over again, and couldn't think of any,
thing new to talk about For days we come
along plum worn out. hardly speakin' a
civil word from morning to night. each ready
for growl or any kind of meanness. On
a trip like that me boy, if there's any dog
in mans disposition the har'S bound to
stick out"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
A snow Shoe Entertainment.

''F un at the Rendezvous" which is the
name of the entertainment to be given by
the st. George Snow Shoe club tomorrow
evening, promises to be one of the leading
carnival attractions of the week in the way
of evening events. Miss Agnes Huntington
has been engaged, and will appear in a ST.
George costume, made for the occasion, and
furnish two numbers. The programme, as
now arranged, is as follows:
Selections by st. Paul quartctte.
Recitation, c. C. Fairchld.
] f. Sherry, VIII A. Nicols. Fritz Seiwert
and Ralph Martin, banjo selections.
Miss Agnes Huntington.
Duet, Messrs. Quesnel and Lafayette.
Chorus by club.
Some wonderful bouncing.
AL Flournoy, specialties.
f. Barron and j. Marshall, specialties.
Arrangements have also been made for
an orchestra of twenty-four pieces, the in
strumentS to consist entirely of wooden
pipes. Tickets for the entertainment can
be secured at any of the hotels or news
stands. and of members of the club. The
entertainment will commence promptly at
8 o'clock
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
New York leei.iatsop.

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 24-The pub
lshed statement that the commission to
recommend a humane method of capital
punishment had agreed upon the use OF
electricity as the best mode of executing
criminals. was premature. Two members
OF the committee reported to the assembly
tonight that owing to the absence of the
third member in Europe they had not been
able to reach a definite conclusion. and
asked further time. Among the bills intro
duced at to-night'S session was one to allow
the sale of malt liquors in the larger cities
OF the state on Sunday between 2
p. m. and midnight. also to punish
women hereafter guilty of murder in the
first degree with Imprisonment for life 1t
was the original intention to save Mrs.
Druse, under sentence of death, from hang
ing. bat the wording was changed so as to
apply only to future cases. The senate to-
night unanimously adopted a resolution
calling upon the district attorney of New
York to report whether there was any au-
thority for any one in the city of New York
to carry arms except policemen and militia
men. The mover Of the resolution said it
had reference to the killing of boy in Jer-
sey City by Pinkerton men.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
The order for To-Day,s Parade.

All Juvenile tOboggan clubs are hereby or
dered to assemble at p. m. tuesday,, Jan. 20,
1887, for the purpose of participating in the
prize toboggan parade.
The parade will be under the command of
Lieut.. A. E. Chantler, and the following as
signment of clubs is made:
Platoon of Police
Lieut.. A, E. Chantler, commanding
First Regiment Band.
RYAN Toboggan Club.
Little Grow Toboggan Club.
Miunehaha Toboggan Club.
Tippecanoe Toboggan Club
Aurora Borealis Toboggan Club
Polar Toboggan Club.
Mohawk Toboggan Club.
Rising Sun Tobuggan Club.
west Side Junior Tobosgan Club.
Red Fox Toboggan Club.
Pappoose Toboggan Club
Jolly Sisters Toboggan Club.
Westminster Toboggan Club.
EsquimauX Toboggan Club.
Red Wing Tobo2gan Club.
The procession will form on West Fifth
street, right resting on west side of Washing
ton street. Members of all of above clubs
are requested to bring their teboggans, and
have them decorated with ribbons, ETC., and
any one not member of any of the above
clubs, having uniform and toboggan, can
participate in the parade and compete for the
prizes.
Members and others having trained dogs
VIII drive them attached to toboggans or
sleds.
The line of march will be Fifth to wabasha,
to Third, to Sibley, to Seventh, to Robert, to
Sixth, to Minnesota, to Palace.
ED S. BEAN,
Commander Carnival Climb
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
THESE WILL CURL.
The following are the names of tt
players as far as they have been forwarded
RACES WITH roBOGGaNs.
The Slides the Principal Attractions
at the Palace Grounds. winners
rs

The Slides the i'rInci pal Attractions
at the Palace Grounds. Winnie RS
OF srizes.
| The attractions at carnival grounds yes
terday were the toboggan slides, the skating
rink and the Indians. During the day
there was a very good attendance. includ-
| ing large number of children. who en-
| joyed tobogganing and skating, these
places of amusement being crowded all
day. An attempt of some members of the
| Curling club to encroach on the skating
rink was not successful. There were too
many boys on skates who played havoc
with the curling Stones and the curriers' re-
| tired discounted. During the afternoon
the Indians gave an exhibition war dance
| in front of the palace. which, as usual,
attracted large crowd. The Indians then
retired to their quarters and repeated their
performance inside canvas Enclosures at 10
| cents head.
LAST EVENINGS RACES.
| The fast falling snow filled up the tobog-
gan slides in Carnival park last night faster
| than they could be cleared and when the
hour arrived when the toboggan races were
to take place the slides were in miserable
condition, and had it not been for the fact
that a large programme is already set fol-
| tonight the races would have been post
| pOned The electric lights went out also,
making matters worse, but the managers of
the affair determined to get through with ii
! in the best manner possible. The slide was
lined with spectators from the top to the
end of the track, each one cheering one OIL
| another of the contestants. The first race
called was for single gentlemen, with the
! following entries:
| r. r. Hartry, L. Ferguson, F. B. Platt, E.
L. Dugas. J. H. Hirsch, R. Shoenemann. W.
Kelly. f. R. keough and H. Birch.
| The prize was to be given to the com.
| petitor making the greatest numder Of slides
| in twenty minutes. II. r. Hartry ran one
minute over the time in making ten slides.
| but was ahead of the second man by about
| a half minute; l.. Ferguson was second and
Ii. Birch third.
The second race was for couples. ladies
and gentlemen. The following entered:
William O'Connor and Miss Mabel David
son. W. B. Brewster and Miss Wight, and F.
| o. Hammer and Miss Russell.
| Mr.. OConnor and Miss Davidson were
the winners, being the only competitors re-
naming in the race at the end of fifteen
minutes. Notwithstanding her previous
exertions. Miss Davidson entered for the
| next and last race of the evening, to be
competed for by ladies only Her only op-
/ ponent was Mrs. Cannon. who became eX-
! hausted and was compelled to give up the
race before the finish. In the first race f.
| l.. Dugas collided with f. B. Plat and i'll
! jured his arm so badly that he was COM
! PEELED to withdraw. The prize for the first
race was a gold badge, for the second an
| elegantly Unfinished toboggan, and for the
! last a dressing case
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
The NIaum ee Ice Jam.

TOLEDO, O., Jan. 24.-The ice jam in
the Maumee gave way about 5 O'Clock this
morning and the river is clear down almost
to the bay. The water in front of the city
has fallen over a foot and all present danger
is passed. The ice in the bay still holds.
The piling of the Pennsylvania bridge went
out when the jam moved, but, as was ex-
planned in last nights dispatches, no inter
ruption of traffic or trade will follow. At
point twelve miles above the city there is
a gorge twenty feet high, behind which
there is an immense volume OF water.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
He Lost His Nerve.

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 24.-The janitor
who built fires this morning in the office of
K. j. Cresap, real estate dealer, No. IS
West Fourth street. discovered that the
stoye-pipe which runs through wooden
partition in the second story had set it on
llre. and threatened soon to cut off escape
from the third story by the stairway. Mr..
and Mrs. Cresap occupied the third story as
sleeping and living apartments. The
ianitor. after giving the alarm of fire, ran
upstairs, seized Mrs. Cresap and bore her
safely down past the flames. Not seeing
Mr.. Cresap. he ran back. and found that
gentleman SO much excited that he was
about to jump from the window. The
janitor tried to restrain him, but without
success. Cresap jumped and struck
an awning iron, causing an injury to
the spine which may be fatal. The janitor
got down stairs safely, though the stairway
was on fire.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
Que of the Cooks at the White House.

President Washington's cook was char
acter of the time. He was a handy legged
negro named Hercules, who made $500 a
year out of his perquistes of the slops of
the presidents kitchen. EVERY afternoon
he would strut out from the front
door," says Mr.. Curtis, dressed as
extlavagant as any dandy of the
time, and would take a promenade OH the
fashionable thoroughfare of colonial Phila-
delphia. He wore blue coat with a vel
vet collar, pair of fancy knee breeches
and shoes with eXtravagant silver buckles.
Thus attired, with a cooked hat upon his
head and a gold-headed cane in his hand,
he strutted up and down among the beaux
and bellies until the stroke of the clock re-
minded him that he must hurry off to the
kitchen and prepare the evening meal"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
vi ust PAY Duty,


WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-An interesting
decision has been made by Assistant Secre-
rotary Fairchild in letter of instructions to
Maj. Harrington, acting collector of Gus
toms at st. Paul. f. l.. Waterous applied
for permission to import, free of duty, at
ST. Vincent.a pleasure yacht, which he had
been using up and down the Red river at
Winnipeg. 1t has been the custom of the
department usually to admit. free of duty.
pleasure boats, and number Of canvas and
fancy row boats have been admitted free
Mr.. Fairchild, however, regards Mr.. Water
GUS yacht an exception. 1t is forty feet
long, six and one-half feet broad and two
and one-half feet deep, and in view of its
size the department is of the opinion that it
cannot be regarded under the category of
household and personal effects. There is a
suspicion that it is for practical business
use and it is therefore denied admission
without the payment of the customary du-
ties.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
-Four Children Burned,

OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 24.-The residence
of II. l.. Ross, at Fern City. sixteen miles
north of here, was destroyed by fire this
afternoon and his four children erenlated.
The mother left the children in the house
while she went on an errand, and when
she returned the house was in flames All
efforts to rescue the little ones were una
vailing, as the entrance to the upper floors
was cut off by the flames. When the flames
were eXtinguished the charred and black
ened trunks of the four children were found
in the ruins. The eldest child was years
old, and the youngest was unable to walk
1t is supposed that they set fire to the house
while playing. The parents are crazed
with grief
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
a Catholic School,

Special to the Globe.
MASON CITY, Ia, Jan. 24.-Through
the efforts of Rev. Father Carelan arrange
ments have been perfected for the erection
of parochial school building. to be built as
early as possible the coming season on the
grounds adjoining the church. This week
the stone for the proposed structure is be-
ing taken out, and on Sunday last. at a
meeting of the Pensioners, the following
gentlemen were chosen the building COM
mittee: j. II. McConlogue, Frank Estay
T. Cronan, d. McMorrow and j. II. O'Neil.
1t is expected that the building will be
completed for occupancy by September and
will cost in the neighborhtod of $1,000.
The schools will be taught by nuns, who
will establish convent here, and will be
especially designed for the education and
religious instruction of Roman Catholic
children
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A A-Thp Sstan -
A A-The "tee.
B B-The s.hog score" or sthnr"


b B-The ''hog score,'' or "hog.''
CC-The toe hole called ''toe hack in
Scotland, being notch cut in the ice to pre-
vent slipping when delivering the stone.
DlStances-From tee to tee. IS yards; the
hog score is yards in front of the tee and
the toe hole yards behind the tee, though
this distance is not always the same. The
outer circle is Il feet in diameter the inner
ones being drawn at will, merely for convent
ence in measuring from the tee.
As will be understood from the above,
the stones are delivered from the toe hole
along the center line, with the object of
letting them stop as near as possible in the
center of the circle at the opposite end of
the rink. They are delivered by players on
opposite sides alternately and
IF ONE STONE STOPS
near the center the object of player on
the opposite side is to dislodge it, of a
player on the same side to drop in front of
it for guard" The stones are all de-
livered from one end, the points counted
and the players then go to the opposite end
and send them back again, such delivery of
all the stones being technically called an
END" The games in this contest consist
of twenty-one ENDS" which is tine regular
method of play in Scotland, although in
some matches play is limited to a certain
time. About ten minutes are consumed in
playing an lend" The method of scoring
points is perhaps the blindest of any part
OF the game to an unsophisticated by
stander: After the stones are all delivered
the side having the one nearest the tee has
the shot" All the stones of this side that
are nearer the tee than any stone on the OPP
posing side count one point each. If one
side has four stones all within one foot of
the tee they would count nothing if the OBJ
poSte side had one stone within six inches
of the tee. Hence the reason that at some
ends only one point is made, at others
several
The skip stations himself at the objective
end of the rink and directs each player how
to deliver his stone, to give it an ''out-
turn" or an ''in-turn," to form guard"
Or enter port ian open space between
two stCnes). Each player is armed with
broom, and if the stone shows signs of
slowing up too quickly the ice is swept
clean in front of it to facilitate its progress.
1t is notallowabe to sweep distractions into
the stones course. The moment stone
passes the tee, the opposite side does the
sweeping to help it to pass without the
scoring circle. The excitement which pre-
walls i'll closely contested game is conta-
giOuS. The cries of the skip to ''swoop her
down, ''bring it all the way" "get her
over the hog" "a good stone,' and many
others which partake of the Scotch dialect
according to the articulation of the speaker,
are mostly Greek to one not curler.
Should a stone stop before reaching the hog
score it is Immediately removed from the
course.
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indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 24.-The In
diana senatorship is as far from settlement
as ever, and there is no immediate pros
pect of a change. The general assembly
met i'll joint convention at IL O'clock and
took one ballot. which resulted: Turpie
IA, Harrison 70. Allen 4. All the MEM
bers with two exceptions were present and
voted. Mr. Morrall, Democratic represent.
alive, is detained at home by sickness, and
is paired with Mr.. O'Brien. Republican. 1t
is not known how much longer the four
friends of Allen will continue to cast their
votes for him, but it is considered certain
that they will do so for several days 1t
now looks as though both parties were de-
termned to leave the solution of the prob
lem to time and circumstances
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
MORE LAND NEEDED.
And More Bonds 10 Ese Authorized to
Meet Increased Public Expenses.

Meet Increased Public Expenses
Extension of the city limits, and what
amount of bonds is to be authorized. were
the topics under discussion in the chamber
of commerce room last night at meeting
of representatives from the chamber of
commerce and members of the Ramsey
county delegation. Of the Ramsey county
delegation Representatives Rogers, Warren,
Hendrickson, Newell and Ellnquist were
present. City Attorney W. P. Murray oc-
cupied the chair. and Representative Hen
erickson acted as secretary. 1t was only a
short meeting, and the discussion very in
formal and disconnected, without the meet
ing coming to any expressed definite deci
sion.
Mr.. Murray at different points informed
the meeting that bill would soon be intro
duced to extend the city limits. This eX-
tension, as it is proposed, will take in the
whole of Reserve and Mclean townships, a
strip half mile wide of New Canada. and
sections 20 and %, and the north half of
section % in Rose, which will make the
south half of Ramsey county the future city
of ST. Paul. The question of the amount
of bonds needed can only be definitely
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
an Overflow at London.

LONDON, Ont, Jan. 24.-The ice has
damned in the river Thames and Dundas
street is flooded for considerable distance.
The water has reached the floors of houses
on that part of the river bank not protected
by breakwater and all the tenants are
moving out The grounds about the sui
phur springs are covered with water to the
depth OF two feet. and the Thomas rink
and the pine lane road are flooded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
New Jersey.

TRENTON, N. j.. Jan. 24.-The Demo
cratic assenIblymen held a caucus tonight.
They declined to make public the result of
their deliberations. but it is supposed they
considered the question of taking up the
claims of the three Democratic contestants
against the Republicans who are seated in
the assembly. The Republican senators
went into conference with the Republican
state committee at II o'clock tonight to
try and reach determination relative to
the reorganization of the senate. At mid
night no conclusion has been reached.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
The Women Were Fairly Warned.
RnsfOn POST

The remarks of the chief justice of the
supreme court at Providence to the women
who had gathered to hear the evidence in
he Goodell divorce case. mentioned in the
Post and the uSeleSsness of the judges in
timation that egreSs from the room was as
free as ingress had been, recalls to mind
something similar that happened in Canada
some years ago, but with different ending.
The brusque old trial magistrate. noticing
the performance of the weaker sex in the
court room, rose up before the trial opened,
and warned the ladies, as did the chief JUS
ice at providence, that the testimony was
likely to be of a character unfit or their
ears. and said he hoped all decent women
would leave the room. After short inter-
val, during which not one of the fair ones
had departed. the magistrate rose again and
said. addressing the court cricr: ''Mr.--
turn all the other women OUT